An Albuquerque man faces more than a dozen animal-neglect and cruelty charges after the county finds nearly 50 animals on his property living in deplorable conditions, authorities said.

Neighbors called authorities when they didn't see the owner of the property for a few days. That's when the sheriff's office and Bernalillo County Animal Care found 21 dogs, 12 cats, 13 horses, 2 birds, a turtle and a goat.

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"When we arrived on scene it became immediately evident that this was a larger issue than somebody who just hadn't been home," said Matt Pepper of Bernalillo County Animal Care.

The county said they want to work with the owner, to help him to make sure his property doesn't get out of hand again.

"This is not necessarily intentional animal cruelty -- it's cruelty by way of his disease who needs an intervention," said Pepper.

The owner surrendered all of his animals. They have been moved to city shelters and will soon be available for adoption.